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Ocean itch
An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no…
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- Undulatant Having a wavy border or form. Also, rising and falling like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may be…
- Wymin An alternate spelling of wimmin
- Daily Value The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 7 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in the DJ1…
- ADCC (antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotox.) An immune response in which antibodies, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune…
- Arthritis, spondylitis A form of arthritis causing chronic inflammation of the spine
- Seizure, febrile See: Febrile seizure
- Ductal carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer…
- Test, sweat See: Sweat test
- Total knee replacement Total knee replacement: A surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with…
- Toxo (toxoplasmosis) Toxo (toxoplasmosis): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…